Cord tire structure



April 26, 1932. A. E. PREY ER CORD TIRE STRUCTURE Filed March 21, 1929 I'll/I I llll/I'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII amnion III/III]IIII/IIIIIIIIIIIIII IIII/II/III/fi ARTRUR ETPREYER Patented Apr. 26, 1932 MNETE STATES ARTHUR E. PREYER, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

com) TIRE srrworjunirv Original application filed August 17, 1928, Serial No. 225,686. Divided and this application filed March 21,

1929. Serial No. 348,872.

My present invention, in its broad aspect, has reference to improvements in so-called cord tire structures, the carcasses of which I have greatly improved, and produced at relatively less cost than heretofore as described in my co-pending application for patent upon the method, filed August 17th, 1928, Serial #225,686, of which the present application is a division. It is the practice in the art to first build up the web or cord-and-fabric body, and then build into it the bead portions and thereafter mold and cure the structure of the tire thereabouts. Others have found it expedient to incorporate the beads directly within the cord-anddabric body during its formation. However, considerable difiiculty has been experienced and much effort has been expended in producing a web or cord-and-fabric body wherein the beads are embedded, and wherein the ends of the cords cannot unravel and wherein the cords and underlying base are adapted to withstand the many different stresses and strains to which a tire is subjected, and wherein the lamination's of cord, rubber and fabric are formed into a cohesive, unitary structure under uniform tension. Still other, methods with which I am acquainted propose to develop acord-and-fabric body upon a platen or'the like using a liner thereon for positioning the fabric during the operation of winding the cord thereabouts. Still others develop the structure on a ring, and many propose complicated methods wholly unadapted to commercial production, such as making a tube on a mandrel and afterwards inserting the bead forming material. My present cord-tire structure does not need in its formation a platen, guide or a liner as a conveyor, since the bead elements sustain the structure, i. e. the cord structure, as it is built up directly upon a body formed of any suitable material, such as fabric.v cord or rubher, or the like and carried directly by the bead elements; said body having its edge portions turned about the beads to be carried thereby to completely enclose the same. Furthermore my carcass can be produced with. any desired number of layers, and the cords are so applied as to eliminate free ends embodiment of my invention which are likely to become unraveled, and cut cord ends ator near the beads. As a base forlmycarcass I use a fiat strip of'anysuit able pliable material, such as fabric, cord, or

rubber sheeting, which is impregnated or treated'top and bottom with unvulcanized rubber. The edges .of the strip are turned about the beads to completely enclose the same, and about the Whole is continuously wound the cord which is laid at any desired angle, preferablyfrom to The cord pressed into a cohesive mass, and the ends of,

the beads oined to form a ring which is then given the shape of the tire and is then adapted to receive thereon the material forming the body of the tire, and the lining, walls, bead toes, breaker strips and tread; it is now ready to be cured in the .maner well known in the art. My structure is characterized by a high degree of cohesiveness, durability to withstand strain imposed from any angle, efficiency, and the ease with which the cord structure may be manufactured in quantities.

Other and equally important objects and advantages willhecome apparent as the description of my invention proceeds, but while I have'in the present instance defined for the sake of illustration an article of a certain specific form, it will be understood that I-do not desire to-limit myself thereby except as maybe indicated by the scope of the claims appended hereto and forming a part of this specification. g a a I In the drawings wherein is illustrated an Figure 1 is a section through my cord tire structure, and shows the relative positions of the fabric, rubber and cord layers.

Figure 2 isa diagrammatic view of the manner of applying the head.

In Figure 3, the two views A and B designate respectively the manner of applying a single ply'lco'rd body, the separate wraps of the cord being designated A, B, C, D, E, and F, and the manner of applying the respective free ends of the'single wrap, two ply cord body, to the end that unraveling will be prevented; in these views A and B designate the respective ends.

Figure 4 is a detail view of the manner of applying the double wrap, four ply cord body,

. A and B designating the respective plys, and

gu s a tra er e sec-t en ta en through the structure and shows the disposition of the laminations thereof.

In the drawings like charactersofreference are used to designate like or similar parts throughout the several views. j

- The. nume als (1). (2.). esigna b d elements which are carried and supported by grooved rollers during the process of mandfactnre of my carcass as described in my copending application hereinbefore referred to. The base (3) is a flat strip of any suitable pliable material, such for instance as fabric, cord,;nnvulcanized rubber sheeting or the like, here de c b d. a a r c f t e pu pose, of this description of my invention. The base (3) is i po d w th ts edges urned about the bead elements (1) and (2). to 00111- pletely c s th sam t r h m n e of a pocket and both the top and bottom thereof is covered'with unvulcanized rubber as at (5) and (6 or if desired the fabric, or base material, may be impregnated with rubber. The cord body (7 is applied on the base and abou he ads arr by th base, y centinuonsly winding the strands thereof about the base at an angle f fr m to degr es, and the co d dy may be eith r firs cov r d. with u'n ul a ized rubber a at. (8), or a sheet of. u ulcanized rub e may b lai e. a d. bel w it, T e se eral wraps A, B, C, 1 ,1 1 and F for ing the. sing ap, t ply cerd bo y. are shown in ig e. 3, d h free ends A a d 13 are smoo hed d n to p ven nraveling. Wh n it sd s re t pr duce a double. wrap, four p y ord body,'th op lay r of cords. i wonh a n ang re erse to the. l we lay r a sh wn at (9) in Figure a the two. raps being es gna e A and B- Any number of lay rs P 7 01? 00rd b app ied. in. im la mann The competed structure is now pressed into a cohesi nas and formed to a g a the ends of the bead el m nts j ned an h cord. ends moothed ut: The s ruct e i now ready to receive the material of the body of the tire, ich is appl e in a m nner w l known in the art,

Whil in the fcregc ng the e. has been lustrate n t e dr ings. a d d scribed in e p eificat en such ccmbir et cn and arra g men f element ens i u ev h p ferred embodiments of my invention, it is nevertheless desired e mp asiz h f that interpretation of my invention should o ly be c n lusive wh n ma in. he ight of h subjcined a ms.

I cla m l- A. ord t re s uctur ccmp ising be elements, a fabric base having its edges turned to extend completely about said bead elements to wholly cover and retain the same after the manner of a pocket, said fabric base being treated with rubber top and bottom, and a ru ber treat d c rd covering wound at an angle about bo aid b se and bead elements for the purpose defined.

2. A cord tire structure comprising bead elements, a fabric base having its edges turned about said bead elements, to completely cover and retain the same after the manner of a pocket, said fabric base being treated with rubber, and a rubber treated cord covering wound at an angle about both a d base and said bead e nts, the en s of the stands of said cord covering being smoothed down on the body thereof at a point removed from the heads.

3- A r struct re compr sing ead members, a base element having the edges thereof turned tov extend completely about. said bea mbe o po et the same an form enclosing and supporting wrapper comple e y nca'l iig said ad member a cord covering enclosing both said base element and said head embers, said c ver ng c mrising ccrd inding disp sed at a bia with respe t to said. base e ment and b adniemers, an hesive mat rial between the ase ement and. c r ver ng and o th cord severing.

4, A. the s u ure comp sing bead members, a fabri base elem nt ha ing he dges h eo turned te tend comple y ab u and wholly enclosing aid bead. m m ers t retain and suppo the latter, a ccr co ering for both the base elem nt and head m m rs. ai co e ing comp i ing cord windings. di pos d et a with respe t to aid.- fa ri .ase. elemen a d a cohesi e rubb r b der betwee said fabric bas element r co ering and on said ord covering In tes imony hereo I efli my s g atur he eun ct ARTHUR E. PREYER. 

